What can Africa鈥檚 young anti-graft activists learn from South Africa鈥檚 ex-Public Protector Thuli Madonsela?
The One Young World Summit brought young and veteran leaders from around the world to discuss topics which included Artificial Intelligence and corruption
Professor Thuli Madonsela was South Africa鈥檚 Public Protector from 2009 to 2016. She鈥檚 famous for taking on former president Jacob Zuma over his misuse of public money. She received death threats for doing her job.
Abideen Olasupo, is Nigerian and belongs to the next generation of anti-corruption activists who believe Artificial Intelligence will empower young people to hold those in public office accountable. He鈥檚 developed 鈥楳y AI Factchecker鈥�, a tool which allows people to verify the factual accuracy of information.
They were brought together at the recent One Young World summit in Montreal, Canada.
So what can the new generation of corruption activists learn from someone like Thuli Madonsela? And is AI going to be a help or hindrance for the next generation? They answered these questions and more in a discussion with Africa Daily鈥檚 Mpho Lakaje.
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